"Enough, I know what you're going to do, no need to say it again."
Not wanting to listen to Chu Chenyi's nagging any longer, it was all the same few words, useless, completely nonsense, and she didn't want to hear another word.
Chu Chenyi, rebuffed, awkwardly touched the bridge of his nose, his gaze constantly looking to Ling Mohan for help. After a moment's pause, he didn't dare to say anything more.
Ling Mohan was almost furious with him. He was really obedient. Feng Jin told him not to speak, so he just stopped talking altogether. Was he planning to be a mute here?
He took a deep breath, controlling the urge to curse, and Ling Mohan looked at Feng Jin. It was better for him to speak first, "Um, Your Majesty is critically ill. Why don't you go into the palace with Chu Chenyi to see His Majesty?"
Once Ling Mohan opened the conversation, Chu Chenyi quickly nodded, "You come into the palace with me. I guarantee I'll bring you back safely. There will be no trouble. I'll vouch for everything, you can rest assured."
To get Feng Jin to agree to go to the palace with him, he took all the responsibility upon himself.
Feng Jin ignored Chu Chenyi and looked at Ling Mohan, "Do you really want me to go into the palace?"
The man hesitated for a moment before slowly nodding, "The current situation is too tricky. His Majesty's illness is like a sword hanging over our heads. Once His Majesty is in trouble, all our previous efforts will be in vain."
With the Empress guarding the palace and the Third Prince outside, if anything happened to His Majesty, these two would join forces to seize the throne, and everything they had done would be for nothing.
Moreover, there were spies from Xiliang both inside and outside the capital. The current situation was extremely unfavorable to them. The most urgent task was to save His Majesty and stabilize the situation.
The only one who could save His Majesty now was probably Feng Jin. He naturally did not want Feng Jin to go into the dangerous palace, but he had no choice.
"Alright, I understand what you mean. I'll listen to you this time and go to the palace."
Even if she didn't want to go, she didn't want Ling Mohan to be in a difficult position. It seemed she really had to step into the quagmire of the imperial palace.
"Be careful in everything, and come back safely."
Ling Mohan held Feng Jin's hand, saying with deep concern, wishing he could go in her place and not let her face the danger.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Isn't Prince Jing still here? I believe Prince Jing will ensure my safe return, even at the cost of his own life. You just wait for me at home."
Ling Mohan cast a final look at Chu Chenyi, and his warning rang out, "If Feng Jin loses even a single strand of hair, I will hold you accountable."
"Even if I lose my own life, I will bring her back to you safely!"
Since he was bringing Feng Jin into the palace, he was determined to risk his life to protect her and ensure nothing happened to her, otherwise he would be letting everyone down.
Ling Mohan stared intently in the direction Feng Jin had left, like a statue gazing at his wife, his gaze not returning for a long time.
...
"Are you sure we're going in from here?"
Feng Jin's lips twitched involuntarily, and she looked at Chu Chenyi in surprise, asking again.
"The other entrances and exits are guarded by the Empress's people. If we go in through the main gate openly, we will definitely arouse suspicion. No one knows about this place, and going in from here is closest to my father's sleeping quarters."
Chu Chenyi answered very seriously, bending down to clear the weeds around the dog hole. Very few people knew about this place, and entering from here was the safest.
Feng Jin stared blankly at Chu Chenyi, a few black lines appearing on her forehead. Damn it, to enter the palace once, she had to crawl through a dog hole. She wondered if she had an inescapable connection with dog holes.
Why did such things always happen to her? Was there anyone more unlucky than her?
"Hurry up and crawl in!"
Chu Chenyi, who had already crawled in first, shouted loudly from the other side, urging Feng Jin to get in quickly.
She could still turn around and leave right now. She would let Chu Chenyi figure it out himself.
"Quick... if you dawdle any longer, it'll be too late!"
Chu Chenyi on the other side of the wall was clearly impatient. His urgent shouts interrupted Feng Jin's thought of running away.
With a sigh of resignation, Feng Jin bowed her head and crawled inside.
"Finally, we're in..." Seeing Feng Jin's head emerge, Chu Chenyi quickly bent down to help her out.
He had been so scared just now. If Feng Jin had left, he would have been truly heartbroken. At this point, where could he find someone else?
"Alright, stop with the nonsense, let's go quickly."
Feng Jin patted the dust off her skirt, slightly annoyed, and removed a few strands of straw from her hair.
She had never been so disheveled in her life. She would remember this incident with Chu Chenyi forever.
Fortunately, only the two of them knew about this today. If anyone else had been present, she would have absolutely refused to crawl in and would have severely reprimanded Chu Chenyi instead.
"Stop being so fussy and let's go, time is of the essence."
Chu Chenyi looked at Feng Jin dawdling behind him, his heart burning with anxiety. It was a critical situation, and this ancestor was still concerned about being clean. How could he not be anxious?
He wished he could just carry Feng Jin on his shoulder and move forward without wasting any time.
"Shut up, I feel uncomfortable like this!"
Her years as a doctor had made her extremely particular about cleanliness. Not a speck of dust could appear in her sight.
Chu Chenyi sighed helplessly. He was completely at a loss and could only follow silently behind Feng Jin, slowing his pace.
Slowly, wasting a lot of time, they finally arrived at their destination.
The two of them first hid behind a rockery. Chu Chenyi cautiously scouted the area. The sleeping quarters were full of eyes and ears. The moment they stepped into the palace today, the Empress would receive the news, and Chu Yanxi outside the palace would be completely restless.
Once they made any moves, the entire capital would be in chaos. Now, even figuring out how to get in had become a problem.
"Are we going in or not!"